"Yes, the north is indeed ......powerful," Liu Bei sighed: "If Liu Yu hadn't gone against the grain and devoted himself to the country, this great man would have been peaceful a long time ago......"

"Big brother, the world of the Han Dynasty still has to be supported by the Han clan...... Only you are in line with the people's wishes! "Zhang Fei's sycophant skills are also good...

"Hehe......" Liu Bei smiled and said to Han Dang: "Don't worry too much about this loss, as long as the fire is together, our army can take advantage of the chaos to attack, and the capture will definitely be a hundred times what we pay now!" When Han Dang heard this, he was overjoyed, and he was excited to do a big job. Liu Bei smiled and patted him on the shoulder twice, then turned his head and said, "Master Pang Tongjun, how is your plan of 'chaining the ship'?" ”

At this time, Pang Tongzheng frowned and carefully inspected the fleet on the river, but did not respond immediately. Or was it a general next to him who touched him before his attention was diverted: "Lord, what did you say?" ”

Liu Bei asked again disapprenosingly, and Pang Tong bowed down and replied: "I have already ordered someone to pretend to be a fisherman, and dedicated the plan of 'chain boat' to Liu Yu." According to the spies' report, the traitor had locked the large warship together. ”

"Haha......" Liu Bei said happily: "It seems that this time it is Liu Yu who died in heaven......"

Just when the rest of the civil and military sycophants were like a tide and patted Liu Bei wildly, Pang Tong said alone: "Lord, my subordinates feel that something is wrong!" ”

"What's wrong?" Liu Bei seemed to attach some importance to Pang Tong's words.

"Lord, please allow your subordinates to ask Zhang Song a few questions." After getting the agreement, Pang Tong turned his head and asked, "Master Zhang." Do you know how those ships are arranged? ”

Although he was a little dissatisfied with Pang Tong's suspicion of his arrangement, Zhang Song still said in detail: "All the bows of the ships are covered with iron nails, so that the enemy warships can be firmly nailed at that time. The ship was filled with reeds and dry firewood. On the fire oil, there is a layer of sulfur, flame nitrate and other ignition things, and the outside is covered with green cloth oil sheets. The stern of the ship was carried out so that General Wu and they could quickly evacuate after the fire broke out......"

"That's exactly the problem!" Pang Tong clapped his fists and said, "If the boat is full of reeds and dry firewood, then the draft on the side of the ship will definitely not be so deep." Looking at the appearance of that fleet now, it is clearly a ...... full of grain."

Liu Bei After they heard this. All of them looked into the distance. They are all masters, and even if the fleet goes far away, they can see a rough idea. At a glance. It was found that the situation was really as Pang Tong said, and each ship had an extremely deep draft, obviously carrying heavy loads.

"This ......" Zhang Song thought for a while and said, "It may be that Wang Ti is afraid that the capable people in the Northern Army will also see this flaw." So you added heavy objects such as stones to the ship, right? ”

Everyone including Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were more convinced of this speculation. Nodding his head again and again. Only Pang Tong said noncommittally: "Yes or no, just summon Wang Ti to ask!" ”

Everyone looked at Liu Bei with their eyes, Liu Bei thought about it, and felt that he couldn't pretend to be generous at this time, so it was better to ask clearly! So, he sent a personal soldier down the mountain to call for someone. After a while, the pro-soldier went up the mountain alone, and everyone's faces were a little ugly. Especially Liu Bei and Zhang Song are the most.

"Report to the lord, Wang Leizhi has already set off with the fleet!"

"What?" Liu Bei let go of his worries a little. Looking at Zhang Song, he didn't know if Wang Lei, a civil servant, was needed in the plan to accompany the army.

But Zhang Song's answer ruthlessly shattered his illusion: "How is this possible...... Why did Wang Lei follow the fleet? ”

Just when Liu Bei's heart tightened slightly, Pang Tong next to him asked again: "In addition to General Wu Yi and Wang Lei, who else are there in that fleet?" ”

The pro-soldier was also a clever person, and he had already understood all these things, so he replied without thinking: "There are also five generals, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Wu Lan, Deng Xian, and Ling Bao, as well as a thousand of their direct personal soldiers!" ”

Now everyone knows there's a problem! Among these people, Yang Huai, Gao Pei and Wu Lan are grain officers, while Deng Xian and Ling Bao are partial generals under Zhang Fei and Han Dang respectively, and they are not in the plan to 'burn Chibi' at all!

"What the hell is going on?" Liu Bei was a little angry.

Zhang Song's face turned pale, and he was speechless for a while. Pang Tong didn't care about his feelings, and said coldly: "I'm afraid those seven people really went to Liu Yu......

Liu Bei's angry snort frightened Zhang Song into a tremble, he threw himself to the ground, and begged: "The lord forgives ...... sins"

Liu Bei took a long breath, helped Zhang Song up, and said warmly: "It's none of your business, it's me who doesn't know anyone......"

The "lord ......" Liu Bei's "magnanimity" made Zhang Song grateful.

They "thought about it" here, but Pang Tong there spoke again: "Lord, now it's better to order someone to take a look at how much grain and grass is left in our army, right?" ”

Liu Bei was shocked, and immediately asked the pro-soldier to go to the grain and grass officer for consultation. In the distance, the fleet entered the Northern Army Water Village unimpeded. After waiting for half a pillar of incense, the Northern Army Water Village was still unusual. Liu Bei finally gave up, knowing that Wu Yi, Wang Lei and others really surrendered to the enemy! The only thing he hopes for now is that Wu Yi and the others didn't steal the grain and grass!

After a while, the grain and grass officer, led by his own soldiers, galloped up the mountain. Without giving him time to see the ceremony, Liu Bei asked directly: "Did Wu Yi, Wang Lei and others ask for some grain and grass from you?" ”

"Yes, my lord." Although the grain and grass officer didn't know what was going on, looking at the faces of the bigwigs in the army, he knew that some bad and important incident must have happened.

"How much did they take?" Zhang Fei eagerly asked before Liu Bei.

"A thousand stones." The grain and grass officer paused, and added: "All they want is grain, and the horses have not taken any fodder!" ”

"It's okay, it's okay......" Liu Bei and Zhong Wenwu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Only Pang Tong noticed the expression of the grain and grass official, and said immediately: "If there is anything, it will be revealed immediately, and there must be no concealment!" ”

The grain and grass officer nodded and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, except for General Wu Yi and Wang Lei, who came to ask for food today. The two generals, Deng Xian and Ling Bao, also came! ”

"What are they doing here?" As direct chiefs, Zhang Fei and Han Dang were a little nervous.

The grain and grass officer gave them a strange look and said, "The two generals, Deng and Ling, are asking for grain and grass on behalf of your respective armies......

"You gave?" This time, even Liu Bei joined the ranks of this unanimous voice.

"Yes! Today happens to be the 10-day food distribution day, and of course the lower officials have to give ......."

"How much was given?"

"Ten thousand stones for one person."

"How can there be so many?" Liu Bei shouted. 20,000 stone of grain is enough for 100,000 troops to eat for more than half a month!

The grain and grass officer said very innocently: "Because the two generals, Deng Xian and Ling Bao, said that they were helping the whole army to receive food together, and also said that because the war was imminent, the soldiers' appetite had skyrocketed, so they had to receive more...... The most important thing is that his subordinates saw the warrant written by General Zhang Fei himself! ”

Zhang Fei was heartbroken, and his face was confused: "When did I write this kind of warrant......

Liu Bei asked him with a gloomy face, "Are you disobeying my order to drink again?" ”

Zhang Fei had a black face, and he couldn't tell if he was blushing. It's just that his eyes suddenly flickered, and he didn't dare to look at Liu Bei. Isn't his performance like this just not recruiting himself? Liu Bei was immediately so angry that he couldn't speak!

Seeing that Liu Bei's current situation was not suitable to ask questions, Pang Tong consciously did it for him: "How much grain and grass does our army still have now?" How long can it last? ”

"There's a lot of forage for the horses. But the food can only support the whole army for fifteen days at most! Seeing that the lord and the bigwigs in the army changed color in unison, the grain and grass officer hurriedly added: "However, there is still a batch of newly collected grain in the next two days, and it can last for ......an extra month at that time."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and only Pang Tongduo asked: "Who is the grain officer of that batch of grain and grass?" ”

"It's the two generals Yang Huai and Gao Pei."

This time. Liu Bei's expressions suddenly changed to gloomy again. Liu Bei waved his hand. Let the grain and grass officer, who was quite inexplicable, retreat, and said to the civil and military officers: "Everyone, what should you do with our army now? ”

Zhang Fei glanced at Liu Bei with a weak heart, and asked in a low voice, "Why don't we levy another batch of grain?" ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "For this war, we have already collected grain in Jingnan three times!" If we do this again, without Liu Yu sending troops, the people who can't survive will be able to eat us! ”

Han Dang tried to say, "Lord." Do you think it's okay to withdraw from the army temporarily? ”

Liu Bei looked at Pang Tong, who shook his head. He said resolutely: "Absolutely not!" Jingnan and Jingbei all rely on this big river and moat, if we abandon it, then the northern army will be able to drive straight into ......"

"In the opinion of the military advisor, how should we behave?"

"For today's plan, the only way to do this is to break the cauldron and fight the Northern Army to the death within ten days......"

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Just when Liu Bei and the others were determined to fight to the death with Liu Yu's army, Liu Yu held a feast in the handsome tent and entertained Wang Lei, Wu Yi, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Wu Lan, Deng Xian, Ling Bao and other seven people who led the army to surrender to him with grain. Raising the wine bottle, Liu Yu laughed and said: "You can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, this king is very relieved, come, this king toasts you!" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare to ......" The seven people drank the wine in their glasses in sincere fear.

Wu Yi and they are also famous generals in Xichuan, although they will no longer be so brilliant in Liu Yu's army, but they are still more than competent to be an official position such as a county Sima! Now Liu Yu is marching south, and all the occupied areas need such generals to defend it. Although there are many graduates of Xidian Military Academy, after all, it is mostly on paper, and Liu Yu is still very happy to get a general like Wu Yi and them who have practical experience!

"What is there to dare to do!" Liu Yu said very happily: "You not only led the army to surrender this time, but also brought so much food. Now Liu Bei's army is afraid that there is not much surplus food, this is a real great achievement! This king will now announce that he will appoint Wu Yi, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Wu Lan, Deng Xian, and Ling Bao as the lieutenants of the town military academy, and Wang Lei will be the chief secretary of the army......"

Although the official positions given to them by Liu Yu were not as big as when they were in Xichuan, they were all self-aware, saw the situation clearly, and were very satisfied with the treatment Liu Yu gave them, kneeling on the ground and thanking them in unison.

Wu Yi glanced at everyone and said to Liu Yu respectfully: "The prince is magnanimous. We do not regard our disobedience as a sin, but love us, and if we do, we can only repay each other with our bodies. Serve the prince and serve the dogs and horses! ”

Liu Yu smiled disappreciatively and said, "You don't have to blame yourself!" You were originally Liu Zhang's subordinates, and since he decided to take refuge in Liu Bei, you can't resist either. Now that you've made the right choice, that's great! Okay, we all got up and got back to our seats, and we continued to have a drink......"

After returning to the throne according to the words. Except for Wang Lei, who was brainwashed by Liu Yu, the other six generals looked at each other for a while, and finally Wu Yi said tremblingly: "Lord Wang, you misunderstood!" The old lord Liu Zhang did not intend to take refuge in Liu Bei. On the contrary, what he had hoped for was to defect to the imperial court......"

Liu Yu was slightly surprised, and couldn't help asking, "Oh, there is such a thing?" ”

Wu Yi nodded. Elaborated: "Cao thief with the help of Zhang Ren's traitor. Almost the entire territory of my Xichuan was taken. Therefore, the lord Liu Zhang knew that things could not be violated, so he was ready to take us and more than 10,000 troops loyal to him to the north and take refuge in the imperial court. But at that time, the road to the north was blocked by Cao thieves, so we had to go down the river, wanting to go to Chang'an through Jingzhou, but unfortunately we met Liu Bei's patrol soldiers on the river first! ”

"Could it be that Liu Bei forcibly left you behind and incorporated more than 10,000 of your elite soldiers?"

"Exactly." Wu Yi said angrily.

"Isn't it?" Liu Yu asked a little puzzled: "You have more than 10,000 people, how can you be easily detained by Liu Bei?" As long as you stick with it a little bit. Our army will definitely be able to come to your rescue......"

Wu Yi and the others were all a little embarrassed: "Lord Wang, Liu Bei didn't show his intention to co-opt us. Just let the old master go to him to recuperate for a few days, and talk about brotherhood......" After a pause, Wu Yi explained: "Liu Bei used to serve under the account of the ancestor Liu Yan during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so he knew the old master Liu Zhang!" ”

This Liu Yu knows that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" also has such a description! At Liu Yu's suggestion, Wu Yi continued: "In Liu Bei's mansion, Liu Zhang was taken care of very properly, but whenever we proposed to leave, Liu Bei was kept in tears!" We haven't thought much about it, we just think that Liu Bei, who is famous all over the world for 'benevolence and righteousness', is just thinking about the favor of the ancestor Liu Yan......"

Looking at the angry appearance of him, Yang Huai and the others, Liu Yu couldn't help asking: "Could it be that Liu Bei had frequent contact with middle-level officers during this time, so that many people secretly took refuge in him?" ”

Wu Yi and the others were shocked when they heard this, they all left the table, and said with five bodies: "The prince is wise, he can see through Liu Bei's tricks so easily, I can't wait as long as the prince's ......."

Although he knew that they were just sycophants, Liu Yu was still very happy to hear it. They waved them back to their seats and drank a glass of wine again.

After borrowing wine to moisten his throat, Wu Yi continued: "If only the officers at the rank of Du Lieutenant have their hearts set on Liu Bei, there will be no situation, after all, there is no one to lead, and they will not dare to do anything equivalent to 'defection'!" However, the bad thing is that Zhang Song's guy was also moved by Liu Bei's words! With him, the leader of Yizhou, those captains actually united to admonish Liu Zhang, so that he had to compromise and lead us to take refuge in Liu Bei together! ”

Liu Yu said thoughtfully: "Liu Bei just wanted to prevent Liu Zhang and you unconvinced Xichuan generals from joining forces to join me, so he hurriedly sent him to Jiaozhou?" ”

"The prince is wise, that's exactly the case!" After Wu Yi praised it, he said: "Liu Bei is not at ease with the old generals of Xichuan such as me, they are basically deputies, and even the personal soldiers have been reduced to more than 100 people!" What's even more deceptive is that Liu Bei's brother-in-law Zhang Fei actually whipped General Deng Xian with the strength of wine......"

Liu Yu raised his eyes to look at Deng Xian, he nodded, gritted his teeth and said: "Lord Wang, I was originally appointed as a partial general under Zhang Fei's account, and I usually keep in mind the principle of 'being careful and not making a big mistake', work diligently, and be a down-to-earth person." But Zhang Fei still often picks on my thorns, takes the opportunity to apply military law, and personally whips me. I originally thought it was because he was too strict in governing the army, but one day he was drunk and spit out the truth, saying that he was trying to teach us a lesson for those of us who didn't take the initiative to join his eldest brother......"

"General Deng Xian, you have been offended...... Liu Yu sighed, really sympathizing with this famous general of Xichuan who was on an errand under Zhang Fei.

"Lord Wang......" was a common sentence, but Deng Xian was moved to choke. It's not that Deng Xian's feelings are fragile, it's just that under the influence of Liu Yu's spirit, his feelings have been deepened more than ten times. Naturally, it's easy to be grateful. Faithful!

"Hehe, okay, we're all tough guys on the battlefield. Don't do that little boy gesture anymore! Liu Yu got cheap and said obediently.

"Let the prince smile...... Wu Yi and the others quickly packed up their emotions.

Looking at them, Liu Yu suddenly asked, "You guys just came over like this, what about your family?" ”

Except for Wang Lei, an outlier who only has Liu Yu as the master in his heart, Wu Yi and the six of them were silent, with a faint look of worry on their faces. After a long time, Wu Yicai sighed: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both. What's more, with Liu Bei's name to move the world's 'benevolence', he would not dare to openly disadvantage our family members......"

"Hehe, who said that loyalty and filial piety can't be both?" Liu Yu smiled slightly. said: "Although the court needs your service, it will not let your family be ruined and your wife separated!" ”

"Lord Wang, what do you mean......" Wu Yi and the six of them had a hint of hope and excitement in their surprise.

Liu Yu smiled and waved. The officials in front of the tent walked out of the tent with a sense of understanding. Looking at Wu Yi, they kept looking at the door. Liu Yu took a sip of wine with a smile.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps. "Back to the prince, people have already brought!" The tent officials did not dare to bring people in directly.

"Well, let them all in!"

Seven or eight old and young people walked in with apprehensive expressions under the leadership of the tent officer. However, when they saw Wu Yi and the others sitting on the seat, their expressions immediately turned into ecstasy, and they hurried away and flew over. The mouth also called out "son" and "father".

These calls finally woke up Wu Yi and the others, and they also left the table with a look of surprise. I greeted my loved ones.

Wu Lan and Wu Yi ran to an old man who was over the age of six, knelt on the ground and called, "Father (uncle), is your old man safe and sound?" ”

"I'm fine!" The old man said with some excitement: "Your mother, your daughter-in-law, your son...... All good! Yi'er, your wives and concubines and children are all well, and they are all resting in the military tents behind......"

Wu Yi's expression looked as if he had unloaded some burden, and asked, "Uncle, how did you come here?" ”

"I don't know!" The old man said with a confused expression: "Two days ago, a group of men in black suddenly attacked the inn where we lived, killed all the soldiers who served as guards, and brought us over. Although there were other people who were polite along the way, they never told us why, and I still don't know what happened. By the way, Yi'er, why did you and Lan'er come here? ”

Under the unintentional reminder of the elders, Wu Yi and the others remembered Liu Yu, and quickly knelt down and said: "Lord Wang, your great kindness, we are grateful to our hearts, and we will definitely smear our hearts and minds in the future to repay the prince's ......" At this time, Deng Xian and others, who understood what had happened in their family's narrative, also knelt on the ground, saying words of gratitude similar to Wu Yi.

"Alright, alright!" Liu Yu smiled and said, "Bring your family back to your seats, let's eat together!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" After returning to the throne, Wu Yi and others whispered to their families about Liu Yu's identity and why they were here.

Liu Yu looked at the chubby toddler who was lying in Deng Xian's arms and went to grab the barbecue, and asked interestingly: "Deng Xian, is this your son?" What is your name? How old are you? ”

Deng Xian, who was stopping the child's restless movements, quickly sat up straight and replied: "Lord Wang, this is the dog Deng Ai, who is less than two years old this year......"

Liu Yu didn't pay attention to what he said later, and only the two big words "Deng Ai" were churning back and forth in his mind: Is there a mistake! I haven't cultivated the second generation of talents in the Three Kingdoms period yet, why did the third generation come out?

“…… Lord, but what's wrong with the dog? Liu Yu's distracted appearance made Deng Xian a little nervous.

"Hehe, nothing!" Liu Yu, who came back to his senses, said with a smile: "Your son is very aura, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future!" ”

Liu Yu's "Chrysostom and Jade Words" surprised Deng Xianda, and he hugged his son and said: "Thank you for your praise......

Liu Yu smiled and nodded at them, then turned his head away, because he had always felt that someone was peeking at him...... caught, it turned out to be Wu Yi's uncle, Wu Lan's father!

After meeting Liu Yu's eyes, Wu Yi and his uncle were not surprised, but saluted Liu Yu and said, "Lord Wang, there is a sentence that the little old man doesn't know whether to ask or not?" ”

Isn't that? You've said that, can I still refuse? "Well, old man, just speak!"

"Then please forgive the little old man for the ceremony!" Wu Yi and his uncle asked with a nervous expression: "I wonder if there is a concubine named 'Wu Amaranth' in the prince's concubine?" (To be continued.) )